XX-level Hokage

Just then, Shikadai and Yotsuchi, the second contestants, stepped into the dueling arena.

"Shikadai's opponent is a Sand Ninja, the hometown of Tehan. You must have mixed feelings," Sakura said.

Upon hearing this, Shouhan immediately stood up and shouted at Lutai, "Lutai, if you lose, your game will be taken away. Kill your opponent!"

Sakura and Ino were somewhat exasperated by Naruto's sudden seriousness. Behind Naruto, Shikamaru whispered, "Don't make it too ugly, Shikadai." It was clear he lacked confidence in his son.

In the dueling arena, Shikadai looked at Yoto in front of him and said, "In short, please go easy on me." Yoto didn't hear Shikadai's words at all, as she was wearing earphones.

Chapter 239: Chunin Exams (Part 6)

"The second match, Konoha, Nara Shikadai, versus, Sunagakure, Yoto, begin!" With Lee's announcement, Shikadai quickly jumped back. But Yoto didn't react at all.

"Get ready, or I'll look like I'm a complete idiot," Lutai said, looking at Ye Tu. But Ye Tu remained unresponsive; her mind seemed to be completely absorbed in the music playing in her headphones.

"Seriously, their attitude is terrible. This is troublesome. I'll go first." With that, Shikamaru quickly made a hand gesture, and his shadow instantly lengthened, extending towards the Night Land.

Shadow Imitation Technique, activated.

Ye Tu saw the shadow spreading on the ground and lightly jumped away. "Don't even think about running away."

Lutai controlled the shadow and chased after Ye Tu. But Ye Tu continued to evade him with ease.

Realizing a direct attack wouldn't work, Shikadai instantly changed tactics, running around the dueling arena and constantly throwing kunai and swords at Yotsuchi. Yotsuchi lightly leaped and easily dodged Shikadai's attacks once again.

"This is so worrying, what's going on?" Boruto said anxiously, looking at the live broadcast on TV.

"He usually relies on us to create opportunities through our support attacks, now he should understand how precious we are," Inojin said to Chocho. "That's right, he'll learn his lesson from slacking off in physical training," Chocho agreed wholeheartedly.

"But come to think of it, that guy's eyesight is amazing! He managed to dodge the attack so easily." Butterfly continued, this time expressing her shock at Nightfall.

"Hmm, I feel like there's a way." Inojin stroked his chin and said. "What way?" Boruto asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You'll see, Shikadai will probably try his next move soon," Zuo Bing said. In the waiting room of Class 15.

Kuanjin raised the same question as Die Die.

“Because she didn’t look with her eyes,” Zhenbai replied.

"You didn't use your eyes to see?" Kuan Jin seemed not to understand what Mashiro meant.

"She judges the attack by sound. It seems her hearing is exceptionally sharp. Shikadai is in trouble," Mashiro explained.

Tayuya also has the ability to judge enemy attacks by sound, but it's nowhere near as easy as that of the Sand Ninja named Yoto. "Can Shikadai win?" Hiromi asked curiously.

“Generally speaking, it shouldn’t be possible. The other party’s demeanor is clearly relaxed, and Shikadai has almost no ability to cause her any trouble. However, Shikadai is, after all, a member of the Nara family, so there should still be a chance,” Mashiro said softly.

"Damn it, he looks so calm. Well then..." At this moment, in the dueling arena, Shikadai was still looking for Yoto's weakness. Then, Shikadai suddenly leaped up and threw a kunai with an explosive tag attached to it at Yoto's back.

But Yoto turned around instantly, wielding a short sword and flicking a kunai that flew right next to Shikadai. It then exploded, blasting Shikadai to the ground.

Just as Lutai landed on the ground, a smoke bomb was thrown near Yetu, and instantly, smoke filled the air.

Then, taking advantage of this moment, Lutai used the Shadow Imitation Technique again, his shadow rapidly spreading towards Yetu in the smoke. Yetu easily dodged it once more.

"Is this still not working?" Lu Tai muttered to himself, his forehead already covered in sweat. "Lu Tai, aim!" Shou Han shouted from the stands.

Then the camera focused on Shouhan, who immediately sat down gracefully upon seeing this.

Seeing Temari on TV, Mashiro suddenly laughed. "Temari's personality is quite interesting."

At this moment, Lutai accelerated the spread of his shadow, but Yetu, as if he could predict the shadow's location, easily dodged it. A moment later, Lutai deactivated his Shadow Imitation Technique, panting as he muttered to himself, "Leaping and bounding."

"That's it? Then it's my turn." Ye Tu looked at Lu Tai and said. Then she pulled down the hood of her hoodie, revealing long, ankle-length blonde hair.

"I'm coming." With that, Ye Tu grabbed his hair and then shook it violently.

A sonic boom followed Yoto's hair, instantly passing through Shikadai's body. "Again!" Yoto swung it again.

The powerful sonic boom startled Shikadai, causing him to stagger backward as if blown by a fierce wind.

"Is this what they call high-frequency radiation? If I get completely hit, I'm done for, but I can't lose now." After the sonic boom subsided, Shikadai lowered his hands and spoke.

In an instant, a dark shadow attacked Ye Tu. Ye Tu hurriedly dodged.

"What's going on? She was a beat too slow." Lu Tai immediately noticed Ye Tu's unusual behavior.

Scanning the night sky intently, Lutai quickly noticed the key detail: her hair was far too long.

An idea instantly formed in Shikadai's mind, and he started running around the dueling arena again without throwing any weapons.

"Trying that trick again? It's useless." Ye Tu said, watching Lu Tai's figure from where he stood. Just then, Lu Tai suddenly rushed towards Ye Tu.

"Wind Release: Gale Bullet!" Shikadai shouted.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tu instantly turned to dodge, but she heard nothing unusual. Realizing she had been tricked, she quickly turned back.

Immediately afterward, Ye Tu's body slammed to the ground. Her long hair had come undone while she was wary of Lu Tai. Now, she had spun around twice in a very short time, and as a result, her hair had become like a rope, tangling around her feet, causing her to fall over as she turned.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shikadai hurriedly used his Shadow Imitation Technique to immobilize Yoto. Shikadai walked towards Yoto and extended his kunai towards her.

"I concede." Yoto said, looking at the kunai in front of him. Seeing this, Lee announced the result.

"The winner of the second match is Nara Shikamaru." "Yes!" Both Tehan and Shikamaru cheered excitedly. Soon, the third match began.

"The third match, Konoha, Uchiha Sarada, yes, Konoha, Suzume Namikaze, the match begins!" As Lee announced, Sarada instantly activated her Sharingan and defeated Suzume Namikaze in a flash.

"The winner is Uchiha Sarada," Rock Lee announced.

"Okay!" Sarada and Koro raised their right hands at the same time.

With the third match ending quickly, the fourth match began just as fast.

"The fourth match, Sand Village, Arago vs. Konoha, Hyuga Mashiro, the match begins!" With Lee's announcement, Arago picked up the longsword slung across his back and quietly looked at Mashiro.

"Ashamed to be your teacher? I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry and can't play with you slowly." With that, Mashiro walked lightly towards Araki. Araki also rushed towards Mashiro.

In a single glance, Huang Gu collapsed to the ground.

"What just happened? Arakura lost in an instant?!" Yoto exclaimed in the Cloud Ninja team's waiting room. "She's very strong," Shinki said, looking at Mashiro on the screen with utmost seriousness.

The medical team quickly carried Huang Gu away. Then, Xiao Li announced the results.

The winner of the fourth match was Hinata Mashiro.

After the fourth match, Mashiro did not leave the field, because she was still going to be in the fifth match.

The fifth match: Konoha's Yamanaka Inojin versus Konoha's Hyuga Mashiro. The match begins!

Inojin looked at Mashiro in front of him and said nervously, "Um, Mashiro, be gentle." Mashiro smiled and nodded.

Because Mashiro's group had an extra person, someone had to compete in two matches, and Mashiro volunteered to take on that spot.

Seeing this, Inojin took out a scroll and began drawing on it with a brush. "Ninja Art: Super Beast Imitation Drawing"

Dozens of birds flew out of the painting and attacked Mashiro.

Mashiro, however, paid no attention. She threw out sheets of white paper, which shattered all the birds and then enveloped the well formation, leaving only her head exposed.

"I concede defeat," Inojin said with a hint of helplessness. "The winner of the fifth match is Hyuga Mashiro."

After the results were announced, the white paper on Inojin's body floated down and disappeared.

"This technique? I remember someone in Akatsuki seemed to know it too," Darui said, looking at the white paper floating around Mashiro. "As long as it's a ninjutsu, someone will always learn it. It's no big deal," Kurotsuchi said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Darui nodded. The sixth match followed, Mitsuki vs. Chocho. Mitsuki won.

The seventh match is between Shinki and Sumire.

Shinki stood still, rendering all of Hiroki's attacks ineffective. In the end, Hiroki chose to surrender, and Shinki won.

Chapter 240: Chunin Exams (End)

"This guy is Gaara's main character, right? He's really strong." He said, looking at the iron sand rising from Shinki's body.

"It looks like the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release," Dai said. Gaara simply nodded without saying anything.

In the audience, both Konohamaru and Moegi looked serious.

"Wow, that's strong! His techniques are similar to the Kazekage's, but in terms of the iron sand's properties, its strength is even greater," Miyamaru said earnestly.

"Damn it, it seems Boruto and the others are no match for him at all," Konohamaru thought to himself with some worry. Not far away, Hanabi was sitting next to Yui and Himawari.

"Just like Gaara back in the Chunin Exams," Hinata said with a touch of melancholy. "Don't worry, Mashiro will win," Hanabi added.

There is an almost unspoken rule among ninjas: aside from bloodline limits and secret techniques, ninjas of the same level who possess anti-air abilities can generally easily defeat enemies who do not.

Mashiro is a ninja with aerial abilities, so in Hikaru's opinion, based on the performance of the genin who have shown their strength so far, they definitely cannot defeat Mashiro.

All matches have concluded, and the semifinal lineup is now set. Match 1: Boruto Uzumaki vs. Shikadai Nara.

Second Match: Hyuga Mashiro VS Uchiha Sarada Third Match: Shinki VS Mitsuki

"The first round of matches is complete. The first match of the semifinals, Boruto Uzumaki vs. Shikadai Nara, will begin after a 30-minute break," Lee announced according to the roster.

"Things are getting complicated now," Shikadai muttered to himself, looking at the list on the big screen. "This is our first time facing off, isn't it?" Boruto said with a smile as he walked up behind Shikadai.

"I heard your shadow clone can create four people now?" Shikadai asked Boruto. "You already know? I was hoping to surprise you during the match." Boruto replied. "Fair play, no holding grudges, okay?" Shikadai raised his fist at Boruto. "Don't cry if you lose." Boruto laughed, and their fists met.

Back in the preparation room, Boruto, remembering Shikamaru's words, removed the scientific ninja tool from his wrist. "Even without this, I can't lose," Boruto said firmly.

Just then, Boruto suddenly heard Shikamaru's voice. He followed the sound.

Behind a door, Shikamaru and Tehan were encouraging Shikadai.

"Konoha, Boruto Uzumaki! Yes, Konoha, Boruto Uzumaki! The first match of the semifinals begins!"

As soon as Xiao Li announced it, the two rushed out. They had no chance to catch each other.

"Brother, dry it out!" Himawari shouted from the stands, cheering for Boruto. The two continued their fierce battle, neither gaining the upper hand for a time.

"Both of them performed well," Ino said from the stands.

"It's alright. As far as Lutai is concerned, they've already tried their best," Shouhan said with a hint of pride.

This caused Sakura and Ino to look at Temari with helpless expressions again. "Wind Mastery: Gale Palm"

Boruto used a kunai to deflect the Shikadai (a type of Japanese ninjutsu) and then unleashed a ninjutsu.

Shikadai quickly dodged, then instantly unleashed the Shadow Imitation Technique. The shadows continued to spread and attack, while Boruto created four shadow clones.

Five Borutos surrounded Shikadai, spinning around him and distracting him. This is it!

Boruto seized on Shikadai's momentary opening, and five Borutos rushed towards him simultaneously.

But just as Boruto's hand was about to strike Shikadai, his body suddenly became unable to move.

Boruto looked down and saw that Shikadai's shadow had somehow turned into a giant circle, binding all five Borutos inside! Seeing this, Shikamaru became somewhat excited.